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Whittier LFG Power Plant #12.2 MW Waste

Waste

Whittier LFG Power Plant #1 is a 2.2 MW waste power plant in the United States, operated by J&A-Whittier LLC since 2008. Ranked #485 of 541 waste plants in the United States. Its 2.2 MW represents 0.02% of the United States' total waste capacity of 9,769 MW. The largest waste plant in the United States is Covington Facility at 161 MW, making Whittier 73 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Alamitos Generating Station (1,893 MW, Gas), Haynes (1,739 MW, Gas), and AES Alamitos LLC (1,115 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 30 km from Los Angeles.

Capacity
2.2 MW
Commissioning Year
2008

18 years old

Owner
J&A-Whittier LLC
Location
33.9716°, -118.0481°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 7,811. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #33,568 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #807 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

18 years in operation

Waste fleet average: 23.1 years

Operator portfolio

J&A-Whittier LLC operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW

Regional density

355 plants within 100 km, 23,341 MW combined

Nearest plant: Rio Hondo (6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 33.971600, -118.048100
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
4.5 Kt
13 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
80.1 Kt
Over 18 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2033
7 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
968
cars per year
594
homes per year
202.4K
trees to offset

Estimates based on Waste emission factor (330 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (70%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Waste
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United States of AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
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